Manufacturing concept - achieve goals, stay competitive
A manufacturing concept is an effective tool in the course of a production strategy. It defines the basic orientation of your production for the manufacture of goods and services. With a manufacturing concept, the goals of the company can be achieved as well as the competitiveness can be maintained or improved.
The various manufacturing processes must be used to create a manufacturing concept. These are classified in DIN 8580 according to common process principles.
Production planning according to DIN 8580 standard
When creating a manufacturing concept, the first step is to keep track of possible manufacturing technologies. This helps when asking questions, for example, about alternative processes. There are a total of six main groups, which include several groups, subgroups, processes and process variants.
Cast
If a workpiece is produced from a shapeless material, this is referred to as a primary molding process. The processes in this group include casting, which uses molten starting materials, and sintering, which uses powders, pastes and granulates. The generative manufacturing processes, which include 3D printing, for example, can also be classified as primary molds.
Separate
Forming
In this process, solid workpieces are produced by permanently changing their shape. These include rolling, bending, deep drawing, extrusion and drop forging.
Joining
Coating
In this process, a formless substance is applied to a workpiece as a firmly adhering layer. Examples are painting, hot-dip galvanizing, powder coating and electroplating.
Change material properties
If the properties of a material are changed, this process falls into this main group. Examples of this are annealing and hardening.
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